Patents by Inventor Guoai Xie

Guoai Xie has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11874427
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an experimental apparatus and experimental method for physical modeling of lithospheric structural deformation. The experimental apparatus comprises a drum centrifuge capsule, a drum centrifuge driving power compartment, a structural deformation device control system and a motion control system; a basket is hung at each end of a cantilever of the centrifuge, a structural deformation experiment box is placed in the basket, and the structural deformation control system accurately controls the deformation of experimental materials in the experiment box and can model structural deformation processes at various lithospheric scales. The experimental apparatus further comprises real-time monitoring cameras and a high-speed image acquisition device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dong Jia, Xiaojun Wu, Shufeng Yang, Hanlin Chen, Zhuxin Chen, Hongwei Yin, Yiquan Li, Guoai Xie, Yinqi Li, Jianying Yuan
  • Patent number: 11874426
    Abstract: It discloses an experimental apparatus and experimental method for physical modeling of a fluid migration and accumulation process with contemporaneous structural deformation. The experimental apparatus comprises a structural deformation experiment box, a structural deformation control device, a fluid control device and an experimental control device; the structural deformation experiment box is installed in a basket experiment module on a cantilever of a drum centrifuge, the structural deformation control device can extend and compress an experimental model in horizontal and vertical directions; and fluid cylinders of the fluid control device can be filled with fluids or plastic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dong Jia, Xiaojun Wu, Zhuxin Chen, Shufeng Yang, Hanlin Chen, Jianying Yuan, Hongwei Yin, Yiquan Li, Guoai Xie, Yinqi Li
  • Patent number: 11726231
    Abstract: It discloses a hypergravity experimental apparatus and experimental method for interaction between brittle deformation and ductile deformation. The experimental apparatus comprises an experiment module, a control device and a drive device; the drive device comprises a centrifuge for generating a hypergravity environment and a hydraulic press for generating extensional/compressional force in an experiment box; the control device comprises a control terminal, a control cabinet and a hydraulic control station for controlling the operation of the drive device; the experiment module is provided with an experiment box and a transmission device therein, and the transmission device converts a vertical lifting force generated by a hydraulic cylinder controlled by the hydraulic press in the drive device into a horizontal pushing-pulling force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dong Jia, Xiaojun Wu, Hanlin Chen, Shufeng Yang, Zhuxin Chen, Hongwei Yin, Yiquan Li, Guoai Xie, Yinqi Li, Jianying Yuan
  • Patent number: 11650350
    Abstract: An experimental apparatus comprises a centrifuge basket experiment module, a structural deformation device, an image reflector and a geomorphometer; the centrifuge basket experiment module is installed on a cantilever of a drum centrifuge in a hanging manner during an experiment; the structural deformation device is configured for extending and compressing experimental materials; a mirror panel of the image reflector reflects images inside an experiment box through a transparent window; the geomorphometer can simulate rainfall and recover wastewater, and the apparatus can also heat the experimental materials. An image acquisition device is installed on a bulkhead of the experiment module and the cantilever of the centrifuge to acquire top and side images of the experiment box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dong Jia, Xiaojun Wu, Shufeng Yang, Hanlin Chen, Yiquan Li, Zhuxin Chen, Hongwei Yin, Guoai Xie, Yinqi Li, Jianying Yuan
  • Publication number: 20210199848
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an experimental apparatus and experimental method for physical modeling of lithospheric structural deformation. The experimental apparatus comprises a drum centrifuge capsule, a drum centrifuge driving power compartment, a structural deformation device control system and a motion control system; a basket is hung at each end of a cantilever of the centrifuge, a structural deformation experiment box is placed in the basket, and the structural deformation control system accurately controls the deformation of experimental materials in the experiment box and can model structural deformation processes at various lithospheric scales. The experimental apparatus further comprises real-time monitoring cameras and a high-speed image acquisition device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Dong Jia, Xiaojun Wu, Shufeng Yang, Hanlin Chen, Zhuxin Chen, Hongwei Yin, Yiquan Li, Guoai Xie, Yinqi Li, Jianying Yuan
  • Publication number: 20210199846
    Abstract: An experimental apparatus comprises a centrifuge basket experiment module, a structural deformation device, an image reflector and a geomorphometer; the centrifuge basket experiment module is installed on a cantilever of a drum centrifuge in a hanging manner during an experiment; the structural deformation device is configured for extending and compressing experimental materials; a mirror panel of the image reflector reflects images inside an experiment box through a transparent window; the geomorphometer can simulate rainfall and recover wastewater, and the apparatus can also heat the experimental materials. An image acquisition device is installed on a bulkhead of the experiment module and the cantilever of the centrifuge to acquire top and side images of the experiment box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Dong Jia, Xiaojun Wu, Shufeng Yang, Hanlin Chen, Yiquan Li, Zhuxin Chen, Hongwei Yin, Guoai Xie, Yinqi Li, Jianying Yuan
  • Publication number: 20210199847
    Abstract: It discloses an experimental apparatus and experimental method for physical modeling of a fluid migration and accumulation process with contemporaneous structural deformation. The experimental apparatus comprises a structural deformation experiment box, a structural deformation control device, a fluid control device and an experimental control device; the structural deformation experiment box is installed in a basket experiment module on a cantilever of a drum centrifuge, the structural deformation control device can extend and compress an experimental model in horizontal and vertical directions; and fluid cylinders of the fluid control device can be filled with fluids or plastic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Dong Jia, Xiaojun Wu, Zhuxin Chen, Shufeng Yang, Hanlin Chen, Jianying Yuan, Hongwei Yin, Yiquan Li, Guoai Xie, Yinqi Li
  • Publication number: 20210199845
    Abstract: It discloses a hypergravity experimental apparatus and experimental method for interaction between brittle deformation and ductile deformation. The experimental apparatus comprises an experiment module, a control device and a drive device; the drive device comprises a centrifuge for generating a hypergravity environment and a hydraulic press for generating extensional/compressional force in an experiment box; the control device comprises a control terminal, a control cabinet and a hydraulic control station for controlling the operation of the drive device; the experiment module is provided with an experiment box and a transmission device therein, and the transmission device converts a vertical lifting force generated by a hydraulic cylinder controlled by the hydraulic press in the drive device into a horizontal pushing-pulling force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Dong Jia, Xiaojun Wu, Hanlin Chen, Shufeng Yang, Zhuxin Chen, Hongwei Yin, Yiquan Li, Guoai Xie, Yinqi Li, Jianying Yuan